Novella or long story, borken and divided

[mikey2much]

Novella or long story, broken and divided

I am thrilled to be able to see something that I wrote being read by so many people. I have always liked to write but I never thought that I would ever be published. This is close though. I love sex and like to think of all the different sort of situations a guy could get himself into.

My question, should I post a story as a novella or let it go as a story broken up into six parts listed in four different categories. How would that affect the number of readers?

I am not trying to be a smart-ass here but I also don’t want my story to be only sex. Rather I want it to be you going through these situations with my hero. I don't mind if you have your dick in your hand. In fact that might be the most honest way of voting on a story. If you get off give it a five if not let it slide.
mike

 

[AsylumSeeker]

My 2 Cents

I'd post in different cats. Maybe one is erotic coupling, the other first time, then non-consent... (not suggesting these specifically, but rather where the story fits into). I say this because someone that might not foray into other forums may, to finish a story. It could attract additionl readeship.

 

[TxRad]

When i first came here, there were very few chaptered stories.

Now the trend has changed to mostly chaptered stories.

Why this is, I don't know, I think it has some to do with another writing site shutting down and a lot of the writers from there coming here. Chapters was the way they did it there. Personally I don't care for the chapters approach. A story is a story, a chapter is a chapter of a story. not the same thing in my mind.

Although, you do get more reads across a broader number of categories and I have a couple of series of stories coming out soon that are stand alone stories each on it's own, but a part of a bigger story. I'm tempted to post them as chapters.

In the past for the year end awards, I've seen a ot of people pass on voting for chapters in favor of whole stories.... I'd have to check the one from last year to see if that trend is continuing.

Just my thoughts on the question.

 

[mikey2much]

I see that you suffered the same fate with a few of your stories

I'd post in different cats. Maybe one is erotic coupling, the other first time, then non-consent... (not suggesting these specifically, but rather where the story fits into). I say this because someone that might not foray into other forums may, to finish a story. It could attract additionl readeship.

I think that you are a fine writer. I just finished your story about the guy who gets turned into a woman. You handled that real well. I think that you waited too long in the first part before you got to the sex, naybe you lose a few readers who have their dicks in their hand and want a reason to cum. Myself I like a little build up, a little info on who the people in the story are and what they are about.
I voted and gave you a five which I do believe you deserve very much.
thanks for your comments on my question.
mike

 

[mikey2much]

Just read toys are us

Hello dirty old man, I just finished your new story Toys are us, I enjoyed it very much. It seems that you play with the mind as much as any other body part. Thanks for you comments and you help.
PS I spent the best summer of my life driving a 56 chevy on a dirt track in southren Ala. We put a big zero on the door with a pair of wings on it and called the car the Flying None.
mike

 

[WarLordwrites]

I like chapters

Greetings

I like the chapter approach for my longer stories like "Blood and Iron"

I release a chapter a week for my new stuff (when I'm on schedule) like an old time movie serial....

Sometimes I've seen really good stories posted all at once that get missed by the readers. Serial posting gives you a chance to get noticed in a big place like this!

Just my $0.02

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

 

[mikey2much]

Greetings

I like the chapter approach for my longer stories like "Blood and Iron"

I release a chapter a week for my new stuff (when I'm on schedule) like an old time movie serial....

Sometimes I've seen really good stories posted all at once that get missed by the readers. Serial posting gives you a chance to get noticed in a big place like this!

Just my $0.02

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

Thanks for the info. I think that the series type approach might be the best way to build a little interest even before the stories hit the site. thanks for the advice.
mike

 

[elfin_odalisque]

I think Tx has got the point - even though he claims not to understand. Chapters work well in a cat like romance where you leave your heroine confronting an abyss every 2 lit pages. And, yes, if you want to cynically milk your audience by drip feeding snippets to boost your ego/score, chapters work fine.

To my mind, unless you write a complete story and then break it into 3 or 4 manageable bites, you are writing a soap opera. You may get the scores, but then, what are you writing for - you aren't getting paid.

 

[WarLordwrites]

I think Tx has got the point - even though he claims not to understand. Chapters work well in a cat like romance where you leave your heroine confronting an abyss every 2 lit pages. And, yes, if you want to cynically milk your audience by drip feeding snippets to boost your ego/score, chapters work fine.

To my mind, unless you write a complete story and then break it into 3 or 4 manageable bites, you are writing a soap opera. You may get the scores, but then, what are you writing for - you aren't getting paid.

Greetings

One advantage to the chapter approach is getting noticed, that is giving readers a chance to find the story in the big barn of LIT..

cynically milking? drip feeding? boost ego?

Not so much but nice images!

Boost ego, OK just that one....

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

 

[mikey2much]

I think Tx has got the point - even though he claims not to understand. Chapters work well in a cat like romance where you leave your heroine confronting an abyss every 2 lit pages. And, yes, if you want to cynically milk your audience by drip feeding snippets to boost your ego/score, chapters work fine.

To my mind, unless you write a complete story and then break it into 3 or 4 manageable bites, you are writing a soap opera. You may get the scores, but then, what are you writing for - you aren't getting paid.

Hello,
Do you think that the 'new' stories that hit today and already have an H beside their titles get the rating because the readers are waiting for the next installment of the story? It might be a soap but you are attracting readers to your writing. I don't know what people want to read , but I know what I want to write. So it makes small difference to me if it is broken up into chapters but then to scatter the chapters over several cats makes it harder for people to find them.
mike

 

[mikey2much]

Greetings

One advantage to the chapter approach is getting noticed, that is giving readers a chance to find the story in the big barn of LIT..

cynically milking? drip feeding? boost ego?

Not so much but nice images!

Boost ego, OK just that one....

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

Hello,
I read your first chapter last night and really liked the beginning, I will try to get to the rest tonight and tomorrow. thanks for the advice and the comments.
mike

 

[WarLordwrites]

Hello,
I read your first chapter last night and really liked the beginning, I will try to get to the rest tonight and tomorrow. thanks for the advice and the comments.
mike

Greetings

Thanx for the kind words

I have other stories - they are not posted on LIT. If you are interested, the links to "those" story sites are posted in my WarLord Yahoo Forum (see my sig line)

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Hello,
Do you think that the 'new' stories that hit today and already have an H beside their titles get the rating because the readers are waiting for the next installment of the story? It might be a soap but you are attracting readers to your writing. I don't know what people want to read , but I know what I want to write. So it makes small difference to me if it is broken up into chapters but then to scatter the chapters over several cats makes it harder for people to find them.
mike

Like on the bookstands, authors names 'sell'. When you take Ludlum, Sheldon, Cornwell, Danielle Steel or Jackie Collins, you will see their name in much bigger letters than the title of their new book.

Same thing here, there is a pantheon here of popular authors whose name gets RVC'd faster than a speeding bullet. One of the most successful writers here, Colleen Thomas, got the craved for H for pretty well all her stories, including a novel that ran to 29 Lit pages. She won just about everything she could but, as far as I remember, never once resorted to chapters.

I go back to Tx's and my original point, people who are writing episodes are not bad people - just playing to the requirements of a category or just journeyman writers. Chapters have a whole different life to them and you should think what your objectives are first.

You already have a name that makes quite a few people click on your stories. If you begin to ration the slices of that story you may upset people.

Just my two cents.

 

[CeriseNoire]

Personally, I like chapters/parts because I'm still very much learning how to write. That means there are many areas where I still need improvement. With chapters, I feel that the feedback I get helps me fix problems before I get too far in the story. Besides, since I haven't really made a name for myself yet, if I posted 10k+ all at once, I can't imagine many would bother reading it aside from the few people here who have been supporting me since my first posting.

That said, I do agree that some categories lend themselves to that more than others. I can definitely see chapters working for romance, sci-fi/fantasy, and non-human (considering many protagonists there have long lifespans). But I do feel that each chapter should be fully developed if one is going to post in parts.

 

[mikey2much]

Like on the bookstands, authors names 'sell'. When you take Ludlum, Sheldon, Cornwell, Danielle Steel or Jackie Collins, you will see their name in much bigger letters than the title of their new book.

Same thing here, there is a pantheon here of popular authors whose name gets RVC'd faster than a speeding bullet. One of the most successful writers here, Colleen Thomas, got the craved for H for pretty well all her stories, including a novel that ran to 29 Lit pages. She won just about everything she could but, as far as I remember, never once resorted to chapters.

I go back to Tx's and my original point, people who are writing episodes are not bad people - just playing to the requirements of a category or just journeyman writers. Chapters have a whole different life to them and you should think what your objectives are first.

You already have a name that makes quite a few people click on your stories. If you begin to ration the slices of that story you may upset people.

Just my two cents.

Just two cents worth to you but your advice and help are like gold to me. I think that the worst thing about chapters is that you sometimes leave your readers hanging. If I was reading my story about Jamie, The Evolution series,
I would be pissed about not seeing what happens at the end. I think that 'Old Fashioned Love is a story that I might come back to since I like the people in it.
thanks for your comments, they will always be considered seriously by me.
mikey

 

[mikey2much]

Greetings

Thanx for the kind words

I have other stories - they are not posted on LIT. If you are interested, the links to "those" story sites are posted in my WarLord Yahoo Forum (see my sig line)

Enjoy the journey

WarLord

Will do warlord. talk to you after the readings.
mikey

 

[mikey2much]

Personally, I like chapters/parts because I'm still very much learning how to write. That means there are many areas where I still need improvement. With chapters, I feel that the feedback I get helps me fix problems before I get too far in the story. Besides, since I haven't really made a name for myself yet, if I posted 10k+ all at once, I can't imagine many would bother reading it aside from the few people here who have been supporting me since my first posting.

That said, I do agree that some categories lend themselves to that more than others. I can definitely see chapters working for romance, sci-fi/fantasy, and non-human (considering many protagonists there have long lifespans). But I do feel that each chapter should be fully developed if one is going to post in parts.

I know what you mean about stopping before you go to far in a wrong direction with your story. In one way it is good because it makes your story have a solid footing. Facts that are written down and posted are true facts to the story. Sometimes I need that like a kite needs a string to let it fly. With the string of facts that hold me to the story, my imagation can soar yet stay within the plot.
thanks for your comment.
mikey